Car Care and Detailing Dreams (Part 2)

[killervtec]

@killervtec
Nice outcome
CG products available here in Pak???
I know Ahmad bhai has few item by CG what about other items

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Docs, CG not available locally, i imported some products myself from Dubai and handed over a few of them to Ahmad bhai for use.

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[mustafa8228]

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Finally ultimate Wax with Black Pad
And
Sealed with Tough a Coat Paint Sealant .......

first wax then sealant ! why so?? isnt it the other way round usually?

[highroller]

 thanks brother
I recently got my hands on porter cable 7424xp so the Itch was On
I had ultimate compound and polish which I used by hands few time ( talk about exercise )
So this is my brothers Altis 09
It got compounded by local guy who left marring all over the body
So after wash,
I Clayed it and
applied ultimate compound using orange LC pad speed 2 then 5
Later used ultimate polish with white pad speed 2 and 5and
Finally ultimate Wax with Black Pad
And
Sealed with Tough a Coat Paint Sealant

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mashallah doc sahb ap ney to plastic surgery kr di or is ko 3 saal jawan kr dia
How long did you give tough coat to haze? give it another coat after a day or 2, ull b fine...
give it a detailer wipe afterwards for slickness as tough coat ain't sleek

[mouzzanKhan]

Where to buy good detailing products in peshawar other than aftab autos ? And plz tell any professional detailer in ISB ?

[Docjunaid]

first wax then sealant ! why so?? isnt it the other way round usually?

Descriptive mistake

Sealed then waxed

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[jadoon1992_vxlimited]

after three hours of hard work. car was very dirty. used turtle wax. pic taken from a cell phone camera so its not doing justice but still the result can be seen.

[faisalayub]

Was in islo for a couple of days. Treated cousins Mark X 300G pearl white with Chemical guys honey dew snow foam and later washed with pink suds shampoo.
Applied Meg cleaner wax and then pinnacle S II.
Cleaned emblems, interior and engine with chemical guyz Apc and dressed with megs Ult protectant.

Results...

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MASHALLAH... zabardast work done Ali bhai, tussi te anni paa deti hy... Aapne tou is ko lush push kr diya... by the way from 4th Pic I thought it is Black if you havent mentioned that its Pearl White....

[omarabdullah022]

Was in islo for a couple of days. Treated cousins Mark X 300G pearl white with Chemical guys honey dew snow foam and later washed with pink suds shampoo.
Applied Meg cleaner wax and then pinnacle S II.
Cleaned emblems, interior and engine with chemical guyz Apc and dressed with megs Ult protectant.

Results...

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MashAllah! You really made this car look brand new! Super crisp reflections on white paint! Please share engine bay pics of this monster!

[omarabdullah022]

Hadn't cleaned the car since three days because of exams...
Took out half an hour to wash with turtle rinse free in the morning to calm down the detailing keera!
Please say MashAllah!

[Docjunaid]

Btw how you guys clean the microfiber towels
Any specific method or products
I know there are microfiber cleaners and rejuvenators available but alas not in Pak

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[omarabdullah022]

Btw how you guys clean the microfiber towels
Any specific method or products
I know there are microfiber cleaners and rejuvenators available but alas not in Pak

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Well..
Meguiars has dyna cone pad cleaner and wolfgang has its own product... Frankly speaking, i cant afford that stuff so i use lifebuoy. It may sound crazy but it is very gentle and foams up really nicely removing wax, oil stains, etc. however this slightly reduces the static charge in your microfiber cloth. For applicator pads its perfect.
When im doing a big detailing session using more than two expnsive mf cloths, i make a small bucket of cheap formula one shampoo and that keeps the my mfs in tip top shape:D

[DUDE007]

Btw how you guys clean the microfiber towels
Any specific method or products
I know there are microfiber cleaners and rejuvenators available but alas not in Pak

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Dedicated microfiber cleaners and rejuvenators have high costs and may be best suited to pros who have a lot of washing to do on a daily basis. I would recommend liquid detergents for cleaning such as APC or Woolite(which I use) diluted to a ratio which cleans efficiency and rinses out easily too. This would mean you would have to experiment and with a little trial and error find the best ratio for cleaning the microfibers. I hand wash my microfibers in one teaspoon of Woolite and between 1 or 2 liters of warm/hot water in a bucket, let them soak for a while and start rubbing gently wherever I seen a stain, dirt build up etc. Tough stains should be washed before soaking as they tend to get harder to remove as time passes. For mfs that contain wax, sealant or polish residue I let them soak for longer time for the detergent to penetrate and then wash them. For drying I usually squeeze dry(never wring your mfs!) or tumble dry. A down point of using the tumble drier is that it contains lint from daily clothes washing and that gets attracted by mfs due to their static nature.

[Docjunaid]

Well I tried few experiments

1. Surf, small amount with soak and hand wash
   Problem: MF lost its color, fluffiness and died in a few wash

2. Shampoo small amount turtle ice with minute quantity of ariel
   This combo has worked for me for now as for last few months the MF are alive and fluffy

3. Recently used Gai Soap with small amount of surf
   I made its liquid concentrate
   Chopped some soap bar
   Put it in half liter hot water so it blended and gooey
   Used it on old MF and guess what some fluffiness came back

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[omarabdullah022]

Another thing-
Never use any fabic softeners on your mf cloths as it will eliminate the static charge which is required by the microfiber to hold the dust inside. Without these charges, your mf is more or less a "tawlia".

[Docjunaid]

Another thing-
Never use any fabic softeners on your mf cloths as it will eliminate the static charge which is required by the microfiber to hold the dust inside. Without these charges, your mf is more or less a "tawlia".

Nicely Put

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[DUDE007]

@Docjunaid I forgot to mention I had been using TW ICE wash as a detergent too; it worked great like you mentioned. Yes a good point raised by Omar; the softeners coat the microfiber reducing their efficiency at absorbing and soaking liquids and removing wax etc. Also stay away from powdered detergent like surf which contain softeners and leave a slick feel to your hands while washing which shows the presence of softeners.

[Docjunaid]

Yesterday I did the hood of my Vitz
Used Sonax Shampoo to clean the ride
Clayed just the bonnet and it was super smooth ( clay just glided awaya, last clay done few months back)
Now comes Porter Cable
I compounded the surface, polished and just applied wax
Result:
Swirls GONE
Problem:
I can see some deepish marks like small lines in paint which are not scratches ( did nail test) and didn't go away with two passes with UCompound, speed 6 and mod pressure
Does Paint need Rotary to be perfected??
I don't know if u can see them in the pics
OVERALL, I'm happy

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[jz]

my ride after a detail session

[Ehsan4808]

As suggested by Ahmad bhai, i always use desi soap for washing MF cloths and towels. As desi soap made of fats (Churby) and fats have oil , so it keeps the MF alive...

[omarabdullah022]

my ride after a detail session

MashAllah! Clean ride. Love the hlossy reflection and depth on the fender! What products did you use on this beauty?